President Trump Says He Holds Putin ‘Responsible' for Election Meddling

President Trump on Wednesday said he holds Russian President Vladimir Putin responsible for meddling in the 2016 presidential election , adopting a tougher stance in his latest remarks on the topic after encountering bipartisan backlash for declining to criticize Putin during Monday's joint press conference in Helsinki.
In an interview with Jeff Glor on CBS Evening News , Trump said he agreed with U.S. intelligence officials that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election.
“I have said that numerous times before, and I would say that that is true, yeah,” Trump said.
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Senior Editor for the National Review Jonah Goldberg, Congressman Adam Kinzinger, and AEI President Arthur Brooks

Deflecting Backlash! President Trump said in an interview airing Wednesday that he holds Russian President Vladimir Putin personally responsible for the Kremlin's attempts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election, as the president and White House tried deflecting backlash over the world leaders' summit for a third day.
Not Making Friends! Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , the 28-year-old socialist who secured a stunning Democratic primary win over New York Rep. Joseph Crowley last month, is getting slammed by some Democrats who say her fringe views are damaging the party.
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Trump says he was 'very strong' against Putin and would hold him personally responsible for election meddling

President Donald Trump said that he would hold Russian President Vladimir Putin personally responsible for meddling in the 2016 presidential election because "he's in charge of the country."
Trump said he was "very strong" on Putin during a private meeting at the Helsinki summit and suggested that his stance was firmer than President Barack Obama's.
Despite the apparent disagreement between US intelligence assessments and Putin's denials that Russia had interfered with the 2016 election, Trump stopped short of alleging Putin was lying.
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